Box CLX-A-353
Contains 14 Results:
Autograph letter signed by William Robertson, 28 February 1791
Signed autograph letter from William Robertson, starting with 'Dear Sir', in part about his book on India and offering the sheets of his book to the French publisher he is addressing.
Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834
Grant of 60 acres of land in Poyais given by Gregor MacGregor. The document is signed by MacGregor himself, as well as Hugart Sempill, William M. Peacock, A. Hillary and a fourth person. 'Poyais' was a fictional Central American territory that MacGregor, a Scottish soldier and confidence trickster, claimed to rule as 'Cazique' (leader). Many lost their savings by investing in spurious 'Poyaisian' government bonds and land certificates. The text is in English, with a translation in French.
Two manuscript volumes on Scottish law by John Mein, c 1740-1810
Two manuscript volumes on Scottish law. The first one reads 'Treatise on Bills, [written] by John Mein Writer to the Signet'. The manuscript dates from c. 1740 and bears the ink ownership signature of Henry Home, later Lord Kames (1696-1782). The second manuscript just starts with the word 'Case' and describes a series of cases dating from 1760s-1810s.
Autograph letter from William Steven to J. Leslie, 11 November 1836
Autograph letter from William Steven, author of 'The history of the Scottish church in Holland', to the bookseller J. Leslie, discussing the library at the Scots international church, proposals to create a printed catalogue and requesting additional books.
Textile colour catalogue from Laboratorio de Tintoreria / Esteban Gay, c 1930
Catalogue of original samples of threads and fabrics made in Barcelona ca 1930. It is presenting 32 different colour threads and six pieces of printed coloured fabrics. The accompanying descriptive text including chemical formulas is beautifully handwritten.
Photograph of Zoltán Kodály, 1960
Photograph depicting Hungarian composer and educationalist Zoltán Kodály in 1960, shortly before his death.
Diary of Charles Ross of Greenlaw, 1 January 1795-27 June 1805
Typescript by Edward McGegan entitled 'Notes on Patrick Geddes as Man of Action', early 1930s
160 pp copy quarto typescript by Edward McGegan.
Class card, 1860
Printed card signed admitting student R. Little to the Summer Quarter Sessions of Playfair's University in Edinburgh
Notes on Diseases of the eyes by A. Robertson, 1887
Manuscript volume of notes of lectures given by Douglas Argyll Robertson at Edinburgh University in 1887. Inscription on endpaper: "Walter H.S. Stalkartt, Edinburgh University, December 1887. Notes on Diseases of the Eyes. (A. Robertson)". Also included is a 16pp. pamphlet by Stalkett, HMS Ajax, on Syphilis, which was loosely inserted in the notebook.